, and one common thing I hear is that focusing on cash flow when buying will help you get through the downturns.  

You can expect a couple hundred bucks in monthly cash flow on these typically (or less, depending on how you calculate expenses) but the neighborhoods are a bit rough.You can also look into getting a 20% down conventional loan and buying in a higher cash flow range.  

the guy with the 5-25K car or the guy with the investment of tens of thousands of dollars, your 'collateral' is not collateral at all if its the trigger that causes the Tenant to lash out towards you through your much more expensive investment.Of course all of these are extremes, my point is that just because you can do something (big if) does not mean you'll come out on top, you may very well still loose in regards to protecting your investment, reputation, cash-flow, profit margin..... get my point.

I been following cash flow savvy (Matt Theriault) for a while and he appears legit.  

Appreciation, cash-flowing rentals, easy to find management, etc?

Philadelphia, PAList price: $1.035MUnits: 23BUILDING SIZE: 16,236 SFGross Income $188,760Operating Expenses $100,614Net Operating Income $88,146Pre-Tax Cash Flow $33,515Rents vary but the average is $668 and there is value addBy my figuring I'm looking at: Monthly Income: $15,718.00 Monthly Expenses: $13,487.39 Monthly Cashflow: $2,230.61 Pro Forma Cap Rate: 7.14% Cash on Cash ROI: 2.27% Purchase Cap Rate: 8.73%Do you all think its worthy of continuing to pursue further?

Property cash flows about $700/mo after the mortgage and expenses.The property does need some work to attract better tenants in the future and to make the property look more appealing.

I like hybrid strategies where you look for value add opportunities in cash flowing multifamily properties.

Just wanted to see most expensive homes people have purchased that actually cash flow?

My goals are to get into buy and hold real estate and earn extra passive cash flow for my family.